Danen Kane

Love Is Waiting
Danen Kane Music LLC

OK, this may not be the slickest production you’ve heard (although production and performance are clean, open and honest), but I will say without hesitation that this is one of the best records I’ve heard in quite some time. Conviction comes through loud and clear, even in the studio, and Danen Kane’s simple acoustic-guitar-based arrangements, coupled with his strong vocals, exceptional songwriting, skilled accompanying musicians and … well, FEEL, come together to make a wholly satisfying record. If we don’t all hear a lot from Danen Kane in the future, then I’ll be surprised. And disappointed.

Kane’s songs are biblically based, unflinchingly personal swatches of everyday life, relationships with others, with God. “Inheritance” is one of the best, a moving, funky paean to our unique inheritance when God enters our lives. The record’s first single, “Beautiful Mess,” describes our struggles to live in God’s will and is a lyrical and melodic masterpiece. There isn’t a bad song on the record. Find it and thank me later.